NEWS
Micah Caskey, a former prosecutor, will face West Columbia City Councilman Tem Miles in a June 28 runoff in the GOP primary for House Dist 89. It’s the seat Rep. Kenny Bingham is leaving. Caskey got about 35% of the vote and Miles received about 25%. Former County Councilman Bill Banning was third with about […]
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According to raw numbers in the Lexington County Republican primary Tuesday, there will be some runoffs, and some new faces on County Council. In County Council District 1: Scotty Whetstone defeated incumbent Jim Kinard. Dist. 1 covers Gaston, Swansea and Pelion. In County Council District 3: Darrell Hudson and Brad Matthews it looks like are headed for a June […]
Read More >>TRAFFIC FATALITY June 15, 2016 Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed in the two-vehicle accident at approximately 9:40 AM on Wednesday, June 15,, in the westbound lane of I-20 near mile marker 40 in Lexington,, as Skylar Blankenbeckler, age 19, of Grovetown, Georgia. Ms. Blankenbeckler was pronounced dead at […]
Read More >>Russell Steve Kelly, 61, of Gilbert was identified as the victim. Kelly was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy will be performed on Tuesday to determine the cause of death. The accident remains under investigation by the Lexington County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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Tuesday (June 14) is Primary Day in Lexington County. There are lots of contested races, some with several candidates. If there are runoff elections, those would be held June 28. The General Election is Nov. 8. Below is a list of candidates. Democrat or other party affiliations are denoted. All others are Republican. “I” denotes […]
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Work is progressing at the site of the new Lexington 2 elementary school on Bulldog Boulevard in Cayce. Ground was broken for the school on April 18. The new campus off the 12th Street Extension will house Taylor Elementary School and Davis Early Childhood Center for Technology. Cost estimates for the 145,000-sq-ft. school are projected […]
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Wayne M. Grooms, 71, of West Columbia, died after being bitten by a rattlesnake, Sunday afternoon. Grooms was a commissioner with the Lexington Soil and Water Conservation District. A report about his death was posted on his Facebook account, Monday. Clarendon County Deputy Coroner Bucky Mock said Grooms was visiting Santee National Wildlife Refuge with family […]
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Ben Williams of West Columbia recently graduated from South Carolina Connections Academy, a tuition-free virtual public school that serves students in grades K-12 statewide. S.C. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) honored Ben Williams and two others with a Congressional record for their speeches at Capitol Day. There are three other Connections graduates from West Columbia. They […]
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